Des Moines County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Des Moines County, Iowa?
Only 46% of eligible citizens in Des Moines County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Des Moines County
In the November 2022 midterm, 13,488 of Des Moines County’s 29,399 eligible citizens voted: 45.9% turnout. That’s 5.4 points lower than Iowa overall (51.3%) and about the same as the national rate (46.0%). With 15,911 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.2 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 65.2%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.3 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Des Moines County ranks #13 of 99 counties in Iowa for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | #10 | 44.8% | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | #11 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Louisa County | #12 | 45.7% | 2.2 |
| Des Moines County | #13 | 45.9% | 2.2 |
| Emmet County | #14 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Marshall County | #15 | 46.3% | 2.2 |
| Story County | #16 | 46.8% | 2.1 |
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